Travis Barker
Barker in 2003
Background information
Birth name	Travis Landon Barker
Born	November 14, 1975 (1975-11-14) (age 32)
Origin	Fontana, California, USA
Genre(s)	Pop punk, Third wave ska, Alternative rock, Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Musician, drummer, songwriter, producer, reality television celebrity, fashion designer
Instrument(s)	drums, keyboards
Years active	1994–present
Label(s)	Interscope, La Salle/Atlantic, Geffen, Hellcat, MCA, Golden Voice
Associated acts	+44, Expensive Taste, Blink-182, Transplants, Box Car Racer, The Aquabats, Queens of the Stone Age, Avril Lavigne, Idiot Pilot, The Game, DJ AM
Website	TravisBarker.com

Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre(s)	Pop punk[1], alternative rock
Years active	2004–present
Label(s)	Interscope
Associated acts	Blink-182 Box Car Racer Transplants The Aquabats The Nervous Return Expensive Taste Juliette and the Licks Mercy Killers
Website	Official website
Members
Mark Hoppus Travis Barker Shane Gallagher Craig Fairbaugh
Former members
Carol Heller

Shane Gallagher Birth name	Shane Gallagher
Born	May 12, 1976 (1976-05-12) (age 32)
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genre(s)	Punk rock Pop punk Post-punk revival Alternative rock Gothic rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, Guitarist
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	2004 - present
Label(s)	La Salle Records
Associated acts	The Nervous Return, Scrimmage Heroes, +44

Craig Fairbaugh Birth name	Craig Fairbaugh
Born	March 11, 1978 (1978-03-11) (age 30) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Origin	San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Pop punk Alternative rock Gothic rock Punk rock Garage rock Garage punk
Occupation(s)	Musician, Guitarist, Singer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Vocals
Associated acts	+44 Mercy Killers Transplants Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards Juliette and the Licks

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Forming during pop-punk trio blink-182's 2005 hiatus, +44 brought blink alums Travis Barker (drums) and Mark Hoppus (vocals/bass) back together as their former bandmate Tom DeLonge went off to form his own band, Angels and Airwaves. Originally billed as a largely electronic-based project, their songs eventually fell instead under the alternative ro... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2006 When Your Heart Stops Beating
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Shane Gallagher
Mark Hoppus
Craig Fairbaugh
Travis Barker
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Markus Allan Hoppus (b. March 15, 1972), better known as Mark Hoppus is a founding member of the pop punk band blink-182. He plays bass guitar, electric guitar, and does vocals. Mark is generally known for being the singer of the some of the band's bigger hits such as What's My Age Again and Dammit.

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March 15 - 1972 - Pop punk - Band - Blink-182 - Bass guitar - Electric guitar - Vocals

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At the age of fifteen Hoppus got his first bass from his father after helping him paint his house. He moved to Ridgecrest, California to attend high school, where he played bass and sang with the band Pier 69, primarily covering songs by The Cure. He later moved to San Diego to continue his studies in college, where he met Tom Delonge (another blink-182 member) through his little sister, Anne Hoppus. Delonge was a friend of Anne's boyfriend, and constantly complained about wanting to join a band. She finally introduced Hoppus and Delonge in August 1992.

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Ridgecrest, California - High school - Pier 69 - The Cure - San Diego - Tom Delonge

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Hoppus and Delonge, with their friend, drummer Scott Raynor, decided to form a band in 1992. They were originally called "Blink", but an Irish techno band had that name and filed a case in court so they changed their band name to blink-182. In 1997, after the release of their fourth album Dude Ranch, Raynor left the band to go back to college and currently has the band's full support. He was soon replaced by Travis Barker of The Aquabats. Barker learned the entire setlist in about forty-five minutes before a show, and eventually became the band's full-time drummer.

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Dude Ranch - Travis Barker - The Aquabats

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In 1998, they released their first album with Barker, Enema of the State. They later released three more albums, ', Take off Your Pants and Jacket, and their untitled album (usually referred to as blink-182, and often mistakenly thought to be self-titled).

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Enema of the State - Take off Your Pants and Jacket - Blink-182

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Hoppus appeared on MxPx's eighth studio album Panic on "Wrecking Hotel Rooms", providing backing vocals. He is currently working on a side project with Travis Barker called Plus 44; their first album is expected some time in Summer 2006.

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MxPx - Panic - Plus 44

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Hoppus married his girlfriend, Skye Everly on December 2 2000. Their son, Jack Hoppus, was born on August 5 2002.

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December 2 - 2000 - Jack Hoppus - August 5 - 2002

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He also co-owns the popular punk clothing company, Atticus, and is a record producer. He produced the sophomore album of Minnesota band Motion City Soundtrack, Commit This to Memory.

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Minnesota - Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This to Memory

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Blink-182 has not broken up, but they are taking a break to "spend time with their families", says Delonge. Hoppus and Barker are now recording songs for their new band, Plus 44. It features the two of them and the female vocalist, Carol Heller.

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Share With a Friend View Buzznet Photo Blog Buy the Albums or MP3s View All Friends (133) Video Showcase When Your Heart Stops Beating +44 Official Site MySpace submitted by: John Latest News Mark Hoppus Posts Update Interview with Mark Hoppus Travis Barker + DJ AM = TRV$DJAM R.I.P Mr. Finn Mark Hoppus Files Lawsuit View More » The Billboard Plus 44 is a new band consisting of Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker of Blink-182, Shane Gallagher of The Nervous Return and Craig Fairbaugh of The Mercy Killers. The group got it's name from the international dialing code to the UK, because it is where Mark and Travis first discussed doing the project. "At first, we had the idea that it would have a lot of electronic influences, because by necessity we were recording on a computer. But then we bought this studio, and after we moved the band into here, the whole vibe changed. There's all kinds of stuff going on. Guitars mixed with keyboards, and electronic drums mixed with live drums. It's based on guitars and rhythms, and both Shane and Craig are great guitar players." - Mark Hoppus (from MTV.com) "If Blink was the daytime, Plus 44 is the nighttime. It's such a departure from Blink, but it's amazing. I play all the drums, but they're electronic drums, plus I play piano and keyboard on it. And I've been making beats for it. ... I am just going to keep working on stuff. Everything's A-plus." 44 Official Site MySpace submitted by: John - Travis Barker (from MTV.com)